15th Annual Asia Business & Technology Tour - "Opportunity, Knowledge, Fun, and Friendship"
Join 30 other young professionals on a one-week trip to:- Gain insight of career and business opportunities in Taiwan and the Greater China region through company and government agency visits
- Meet the senior business executives and government leaders and learn from their experiences
- Expand your network and build lasting professional relationships and friendships
- Experience the food, culture, and night life of Taiwan
Trip Outcome
Trip Information
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Trip Date March 23rd to 27th, 2009 |
Destination Taiwan |
FAQ Open House 3 slides (5.5MB) |
Confirmed Visits
This year's focus is on mobile, green tech, and consumer marketing:
- VC: 智融集團 iD Soft Capital (Chairman 施振榮), 創投公會 TVCA (Chairman)
- Electronics: 宏碁 Acer (Chairman 王振堂), 聯發科 MediaTek (CFO), 友達光電 AU Optronics, Asus
- Green tech: 新日光 Neo Solar Power (CEO), 工業技術研究院 ITRI
- Mobile: 宏達電 HTC, 中華電信 Chunghwa Telecom
- Marketing/Media: 世紀奧美公關 Era Ogilvy, 中天電視網 CtiTV
- Web: 台灣雅虎 Yahoo! (CEO)
- Recreation: 捷安特/巨大機械 Giant Bicycles
- Government: 桃園縣政府 朱立倫縣長
- Science parks: 竹科, 中科
(photo by Jerome Chen)
Key Dates
11/19/2008, First Open HouseWhen: 11/19/2008 (Wednesday) 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Where: ITRI International, 2870 Zanker Rd. Suite 140, San Jose, CA 95134
12/6/2008, Second Open House
When: 12/6/2008 (Saturday) 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Where: Deloitte, 50 Fremont St, 25F - Yosemite Conference Room (#25012), San Francisco, CA 94105
1/10/2009, Final Open House (location changed!)
When: 1/10/2009 (Saturday) 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Where: KPMG, 500 East Middlefield Road, Mountain View, CA 94043
RSVP
1/18/2009, Application Deadline
3/23/2009 ~ 3/27/2009, Trip in Taiwan
Program Fee
Program fee covers all transportation, hotel, and meals while in Taiwan. Airfare is not included. Please submit payment with your application. Full refund will be provided if your application is not accepted.- MJAA Member: $990
- Non-MJAA Member: $1040 (includes $50 lifetime membership to MJAA and Monte Jade)
Business & Technology Tour History
MJAA has been organizing annual Asia business and technology delegations since 1995, and the 2009 Asia trip to Taiwan will be the 15th MJAA professional delegation to the Greater China region. The trip members gain unique insight of the business environments and developments of the Greater China region by directly interacting with the senior business executives, government leaders, and university scholars. Past meetings have included:
- CEO and GM, UTStarcom
- CEO, Yahoo! Taiwan
- CEO, Xunlei
- VP Multinational Business Development, ZTE
- Chairman, Monte Jade Hong Kong
- Chief China investment strategist, Goldman Sachs
- Managing Director, McKinsey & Co.
- Managing Director, Cisco China R&D
- Assoc. Director China Investment Banking, HSBC
- PRC Overseas Chinese Affairs Office
- Beijing University
Companies Visisted in the Past includes:
- Dalian (2008): Dalian Software Park, VanceInfo, Dalian Pfizer, ChinaSoft
- Shanghai (2008): Ctrip, Cisco R&D Center, Delphi, David Wright Tremaine LLP, WorldUnion Real Estate, United Commercial Bank
- Hong Kong (2007): Goldman Sachs, Softbank, McKinsey & Co., Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Octopus Cards, HSBC
- Shenzhen (2007): Wal-Mart China, ZTE, Xunlei, Mindray, A8 Music
- Beijing (2006): Microsoft, Baidu, Beijing University, PRC State Council, Kong Zhong, Digital China, Tian Ji
- Shanghai (2006): SMIC, CEIBS, Baker & McKenzie, Shanghai Stock Exchange, Inventec, EtoneNet
- Taiwan (2005): Yahoo, Trend Micro, Foxconn, UMC
